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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pediatric oncology patients

From: Evaluation and characterization of tumor lysis syndrome before and after chemotherapy among pediatric oncology patients in Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables Frequency Percent (%)
Sex
 Male 39 63.9
 Female 22 36.1
Age
 0–4 19 31.1
 5–9 28 45.9
 10–14 14 23.0
Region
 Addis Ababa 8 13.1
 Oromia 26 42.6
 Amhara 10 16.4
 SNNPR 12 19.7
 Others b 5 8.2
Residence   
 Urban 17 27.9
 Rural 44 72.1
Time of arrival in the hospital after the onset of sign and symptom of disease
 Within < 72 h 2 3.3
 72 h – 7 days 4 6.6
 After 7 days 55 90.2
History of cancer in the family
 Yes 0 0.0
 No 61 100.0
 Total 100 100.0
  1. a, the sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth babies of the families are labeled as “others”
  2. b, Tigray and Somali regions are labeled as “others”